Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $14,024,989
- Total expenses
- $17,229,580
- Contributions and grants received
- $6,996,105
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $3,286,084
- Investment income
- $3,742,800
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $175,310,299
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,047,634
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $173,262,665
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $12,880,358
- Management and general expenses
- $1,671,637
- Fundraising expenses
- $2,677,585
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $12,880,358
Program services were 74.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1b · Membership dues
$585,767
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$250,000
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$6,160,338
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$562,545
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2a · Program service revenue: GENERAL ADMISSION
total $2,174,142 · related or exempt $2,174,142
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2b · Program service revenue: GROUP SALES
total $494,399 · related or exempt $494,399
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2c · Program service revenue: CAFE AND GIFT SHOP COMMISSIONS
total $319,470 · related or exempt $319,470
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2d · Program service revenue: FACILITY RENTALS
total $226,662 · related or exempt $226,662
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2e · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM EVENTS
total $71,411 · related or exempt $71,411
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3 · Investment income
total $2,611,784 · excluded $2,611,784
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $42,076,297 · other assets $9,297
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $40,954,578 · other assets $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $1,121,719 · other assets $9,297
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $1,131,016 · excluded $1,131,016
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $801,255 · program services $118,220 · management and general $683,035
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $5,854,380 · program services $4,063,658 · management and general $356,959 · fundraising $1,433,763
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $229,401 · program services $142,239 · management and general $19,475 · fundraising $67,687
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $932,288 · program services $590,815 · management and general $125,859 · fundraising $215,614
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $460,446 · program services $303,193 · management and general $62,549 · fundraising $94,704
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11b · Fees: legal
total $22,609 · program services $4,522 · management and general $11,304 · fundraising $6,783
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $25,874 · management and general $25,874
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $72,200 · fundraising $72,200
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11g · Fees: other
total $627,998 · program services $396,862 · management and general $164,571 · fundraising $66,565
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $564,170 · program services $564,170
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13 · Office expenses
total $519,797 · program services $420,336 · management and general $30,091 · fundraising $69,370
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14 · Information technology
total $100,688 · program services $50,344 · fundraising $50,344
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16 · Occupancy
total $988,314 · program services $939,557 · management and general $29,254 · fundraising $19,503
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17 · Travel
total $153,652 · program services $95,103 · management and general $18,048 · fundraising $40,501
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $4,267,596 · program services $4,054,216 · management and general $128,028 · fundraising $85,352
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24a · Other expenses: CURATORIAL AND EXHIBITI
total $741,386 · program services $741,386
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24b · Other expenses: DEVELOPMENT FUNCTIONS A
total $528,300 · program services $194,309 · management and general $16,175 · fundraising $317,816
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24c · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP
total $179,768 · program services $89,884 · fundraising $89,884
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24d · Other expenses: VISITOR ENGAGEMENT
total $87,230 · program services $39,731 · fundraising $47,499
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24e · All other expenses
total $72,228 · program services $71,813 · management and general $415
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,341,130 · end of year $1,370,361
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $2,707,719 · end of year $2,192,806
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,511,279 · end of year $958,764
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $64,665 · end of year $87,405
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $528,907 · end of year $1,047,374
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$107,688,846
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$45,611,103
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $64,751,680 · end of year $62,077,743
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $99,892,826 · end of year $106,357,783
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,134,057 · end of year $1,218,063
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,175,206 · end of year $1,591,710
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $399,138 · end of year $455,924
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $163,959,376 · end of year $165,820,323
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $6,398,543 · end of year $7,442,342
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION UNCOVERS AND SHARES COMPELLING STORIES ABOUT THE DIVERSE PEOPLE AND COMPLEX EVENTS THAT SPARKED AMERICA'S ONGOING EXPERIMENT IN EQUALITY AND SELF-GOVERNMENT.
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IN 2024-2025, THE MUSEUM CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS REACH AND IMPACT IN ANTICIPATION OF THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE IN 2026. THE MUSEUM DELIVERED AN INNOVATIVE AND ENGAGING VARIETY OF MISSION-DRIVEN PROGRAMS BOTH ONSITE AND ONLINE, INCLUDING SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS, LIVING HISTORY EVENTS, PUBLIC LECTURES, AND FAMILY ACTIVITIES. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, THE MUSEUM WELCOMED 170,556 VISITORS, INCLUDING 43,313 STUDENTS AND CHAPERONES FROM 26 U.S. STATES, AS WELL AS FRANCE AND GERMANY. THE MUSEUM KICKED OFF ITS CELEBRATION OF AMERICA'S SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL WITH A SPECIAL EXHIBITION, BANNERS OF LIBERTY: AN EXHIBITION OF ORIGINAL REVOLUTIONARY WAR FLAGS. THE EXHIBITION BROUGHT TOGETHER 17 ORIGINAL FLAGS FROM THE REVOLUTIONARY ERA OF THE ROUGHLY 30 KNOWN TO STILL SURVIVE TODAY, MAKING IT THE LARGEST GATHERING OF SUCH FLAGS SINCE 1783, AND WAS VIEWED BY MORE THAN 33,000 VISITORS DURING ITS BRIEF RUN. THIS YEAR, 1,110,887 USERS VISITED OUR WEBSITE, AMREVMUSEUM.ORG, TO PLAN THEIR VISIT AND EXPLORE OUR EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, INCLUDING "PROOF OF SERVICE", A NEW ONLINE INTERACTIVE FEATURING RARE ORIGINAL WARTIME PAPERS TO ILLUSTRATE WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE IN THE CONTINENTAL ARMY, AND NEW INSTALLMENTS OF OUR "PENSION PROJECT" VIDEO SERIES. THROUGH THIS WORK, THE MUSEUM CONTINUES TO DEEPEN THE IMPACT OF OUR ONSITE AND DIGITAL STORYTELLING, AND FURTHER OUR EDUCATIONAL MISSION AT A TIME WHEN MANY AMERICANS WILL SPEND TIME CELEBRATING AND REFLECTING ON THE REVOLUTIONARY ERA.
Expenses $12,880,358 · Revenue $3,286,084
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Robert Scott StephensonROBERT SCOTT STEPHENSON
PRESIDENT AND CEO
- Total calculated
- $563,290
- From this org
- $526,829
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $36,461
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $526,829
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $16,098
- Nontaxable benefits
- $20,363
- Filer's total
- $563,290
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Morris W OffitMORRIS W OFFIT
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 8
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Martha McGeary SniderMARTHA MCGEARY SNIDER
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
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Bennett P LomaxBENNETT P LOMAX
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Adrian KingADRIAN KING
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
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Alan FleischmannALAN FLEISCHMANN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
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Alan MillerALAN MILLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
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Ashton NewhallASHTON NEWHALL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
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Charles F PreusseCHARLES F PREUSSE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
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Dan DilellaDAN DILELLA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
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Daniel WheelerDANIEL WHEELER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
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Edward RendellEDWARD RENDELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
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James W CrystalJAMES W CRYSTAL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
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John AglialoroJOHN AGLIALORO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
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John Catsimatidis JrJOHN CATSIMATIDIS JR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 8
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Jonathan J HirtleJONATHAN J HIRTLE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
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Karla TrotmanKARLA TROTMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
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Margaret Pace DuckettMARGARET PACE DUCKETT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
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Marion T LaneMARION T LANE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
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Mark ShenkmanMARK SHENKMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
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Paul LockhartPAUL LOCKHART
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
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Stephen W SchwabSTEPHEN W SCHWAB
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
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Zachary J PackZACHARY J PACK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
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David ReinhardtDAVID REINHARDT
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $194,313
- From this org
- $173,942
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,371
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $173,942
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $2,490
- Nontaxable benefits
- $17,881
- Filer's total
- $194,313
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Danielle SmerecynskiDANIELLE SMERECYNSKI
CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $318,608
- From this org
- $256,692
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $61,916
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $256,692
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $12,835
- Nontaxable benefits
- $49,081
- Filer's total
- $318,608
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Sue NicolSUE NICOL
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $197,547
- From this org
- $169,625
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $27,922
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $169,625
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,481
- Nontaxable benefits
- $19,441
- Filer's total
- $197,547
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Kristian SmithKRISTIAN SMITH
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $183,283
- From this org
- $139,050
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $44,233
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $139,050
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,953
- Nontaxable benefits
- $37,280
- Filer's total
- $183,283
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Stephen WalshSTEPHEN WALSH
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
- Total calculated
- $151,642
- From this org
- $125,961
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $25,681
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $125,961
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,298
- Nontaxable benefits
- $19,383
- Filer's total
- $151,642
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Jonathan StilesJONATHAN STILES
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING
- Total calculated
- $162,628
- From this org
- $120,007
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $42,621
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $120,007
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,000
- Nontaxable benefits
- $36,621
- Filer's total
- $162,628
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Zeeann MasonZEEANN MASON
FORMER COO (THRU MAY 2024)
- Total calculated
- $125,872
- From this org
- $105,210
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,662
- Hours/week
- 0
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $105,210
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,307
- Nontaxable benefits
- $16,355
- Filer's total
- $125,872
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 4 August 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202622169349301867
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